At the same time, it should be noted that the business is waiting for the publication of a regulation on quota allocation. It is important to understand how exactly specialists will receive quotas, under what procedure and criteria.
Oleksandr Bornyakov, Deputy Minister of Digital Transformation, commented on the selection methodology in relation to IT specialists wishing to get a quota for immigration to Ukraine:“Companies will make their own decisions about the specialists they need. The main selection criterion is compliance with the qualification requirements for certain IT industry professions for foreigners. As the quotas amount is limited, those who apply first get it first.”
The quotas should partially satisfy the IT market demand for qualified specialists, and will simplify the procedure for foreign specialists as follows:
- it will no longer be necessary to renew visa annually, as the quota will be checked only once every 10 years,
- specialists will no longer be “bound” to a specific place as they have been before. it will be possible to choose where to work or even to create own products,
- it will be possible to register as a self-employed person,
- it will be possible to immigrate to Ukraine with a family,
- the employment procedure will be the same as that for citizens of Ukraine;
- it will be possible to get a permanent residence permit if required.
- no annual work permits for foreign labour will be required.
Currently, 5,000 quotas are allocated to the largest cities of Ukraine: Kyiv – 2,500, Kharkiv – 700, Dnipro – 600, Odesa – 600, Lviv – 600.
IT Ukraine Association is the largest pool of IT service and product companies in Ukraine, which collectively account for 50% of all export earnings of IT industry in Ukraine and unite 27% of Ukrainian IT professionals. The Association has been operating in the market for over 15 years. Our mission is to ensure favorable conditions for IT industry development in the country and abroad.
